thetwoupsamefloatingbakandpottergrabbedhisasswiftlyandelegantlyashealwayshadwiththesnith.maybeitwasatestamentofadulthoodthatdraoouldfinallyadmitthatwithoutgrindinghisteeth.althoughhewasstillonvinedtheword‘elegant’hadnopeanywherenearpotter.

draowathedashedrankhisoffeepensively,hisexpressionturningmoreserious.

“afterthewar—”

ohno.

“—ididn’treallyknowwhattodo.beominganauror…itwassomethingthatseemedrightatthetime,youknow,wheneverythingwasfallingapartaroundme.thethingis,everythingkeptfallingapart,buttherewasnomorewar.ihadnoideahowtodealwiththat.”potterputdownhisupandfromwhatdraoouldsee,hestartedwringinghishandsinhisp,hiseyesfixedonthetable.“assoonasistartedtraining,irealisediwasn’tgoingtobehappythere.but…ididn’twanttodisappointanyone.”

“disappoint?”draoehoed,furrowinghisbrows.“asifyououlddoanythingto—”

“that’sexatlythepoint,”potteried.“peoplehavethisideaofme,thisimagetheyreated,basedonwhatididtodefeatvoldemort,wheninreality…”potterpressedhislipstogether.itlookedpainful.“nomatterwhatido,itwilwaysbeadisappoi.itwillneverbegoodenough.like,anyouimaginewhatwouldhappenifistartedtellingpeoplei’mnotbeominganauroranymore?thepubliwouldgomad!andthenthere’sotherpeople,likemgonagall.”heletoutasigh.“infifthyear,shevowedtodoeverythinginherpowertohelpmegetthatjob,andshedid.whatdoyouthinkshe’sgoingtosayifitoldherallhereffortswerefornothing?but…ijustouldn’tgoonlikethat.”

“soyou’rebasiallylyingtoeverybody?”

potter’sfaetwistedandittookamomentbeforeheslowlynodded.

“dograngerandweasleyknowaboutthis?”draoasked.

“they…theyknowi’monsabbatial.wetalkedaboutitafewtimes,andtheywerereallyuanding,

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